DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

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Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Issuance of Recovery Permits

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of issuance of permits.

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, have issued the following permits, between January and June 2012, to conduct certain activities with endangered species. The Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act), prohibits activities with endangered and threatened species unless a Federal permit allows such activity. The Act also requires that we invite public comment before issuing these permits for endangered species.

The Act (16 U.S.C. 1531et seq.) prohibits activities with endangered and threatened species unless a Federal permit allows such activity. Along with our implementing regulations in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) at 50 CFR part 17, the Act provides for permits.

A permit granted by us under section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Act authorizes applicants to conduct activities with United States endangered or threatened species for scientific purposes, enhancement of propagation or survival, or interstate commerce (the latter only in the event that it facilitates scientific purposes or enhancement of propagation or survival). Our regulations implementing section 10(a)(1)(A) for these permits are found at 50 CFR 17.22 for endangered wildlife species, 50 CFR 17.32 for threatened wildlife species, 50 CFR 17.62 for endangered plant species, and 50 CFR 17.72 for threatened plant species.

We have issued the following permits in response to incidental take and recovery permit applications we received under the authority of section 10 of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531et seq.). Each permit listed below was issued only after we determined that it was applied for in good faith; that granting the permit would not be to the disadvantage of the listed species; and that the terms and conditions of the permit were consistent with the purposes and policies set forth in the Act.

Applicant namePermit No.Date

issued

Date

expired

Recovery PermitsMontana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks04725001/01/201209/30/2016Bureau of Land Management05910501/01/201209/30/2016California Academy of Sciences16144401/01/201206/30/2015Colorado Parks and Wildlife04729001/01/201203/13/2017Department of the Army04962301/01/201206/30/2017Saratoga National Fish Hatchery05220401/01/201209/30/2016Colorado State University05607901/01/201206/30/2016Utah State University07858A01/01/201206/30/2017Kansas Department of Health and Environment06468501/01/201206/30/2017Detroit ZooDakota Zoological Society05181501/01/201206/30/2015Kleinfelder05616501/01/201203/31/2016Cedar Creek Associates05070401/01/201209/30/2016Toronto Zoo05184101/01/201212/31/2016

Documents and other information submitted with these applications are available for review, subject to the requirements of the Privacy Act and Freedom of Information Act, by any party who submits a written request for a copy of such documents (seeFOR FUTHER INFORMATION CONTACTsection of this notice).

Authority

We provide this notice under section 10 of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531et seq.).